Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (English) | by Linux fortune |
The bugs you have to avoid are the ones that give the user not only the inclination to get on a plane, but also the time. -- Kay Bostic | |
They are relatively good but absolutely terrible. -- Alan Kay, commenting on Apollos | |
"Any medium powerful enough to extend man's reach is powerful enough to topple his world. To get the medium's magic to work for one's aims rather than against them is to attain literacy." -- Alan Kay, "Computer Software", Scientific American, September 1984 | |
"Computer literacy is a contact with the activity of computing deep enough to make the computational equivalent of reading and writing fluent and enjoyable. As in all the arts, a romance with the material must be well under way. If we value the lifelong learning of arts and letters as a springboard for personal and societal growth, should any less effort be spent to make computing a part of our lives?" -- Alan Kay, "Computer Software", Scientific American, September 1984 | |
The tree of research must from time to time be refreshed with the blood of bean counters. -- Alan Kay | |
Humans are communications junkies. We just can't get enough. -- Alan Kay | |
In success there's a tendency to keep on doing what you were doing. -- Alan Kay |